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Mr. Galliano's Circus

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It's sad this book is out-of-print. Of all books, Enid Blyton loved to write about her circus series. Jimmy Brown is an everyday boy, going to school, etc. UNTIL Dad becomes carpenter for big-shot Galliano's Circus. Mum worries that this isn't the right thing for Jimmy, but somehow the two convince her it is. Jimmy has already gotten to know the circus folk - Jeminma the silly monkey, Lilliput, a small thing of a man, and my favorite - the curly-haired, temperamental Lotta. And so what could go wrong? This series just tells you all the things that go on in a circus when it's not playing. A must-read to circus lovers or - Enid Blyton lovers!

As a child in Guyana, Enid Blyton was a staple on my reading list. I remember, fondly, days curled up in a corner with Mr. Twiddle or Mr. Meddle, Mr. Pinkwhistle, The Secret Seven, Famous Five... the list can go on. I loved Enid Blyton. Reading Enid Blyton books stimulated my imagination and took me on countless journeys to far-away, magical places. I highly recommend Enid Blyton books as required reading for any child who enjoys the written word. This author is, in my humble opinion, the BEST CHILDREN'S WRITER OF ALL TIME.

A favourite of mine for many years, this, the first of Enid Blyton's Circus series deserves to go back into print! Adventure, danger, a cast of fun characters, friendship and the realisation of that dream we've all had at one time, of running away to join the circus!

I read the Mr Galliano's Circus books over and over as a child (they were my favourite Enid Blyton series along with the Faraway Tree) and recently tracked down some second hand copies on ebay to read to my daughter. She was equally fascinated with the stories which are told from the point of view of Jimmy an English boy who joins the circus with his family. I recently read a biography of Enid Blyton which said she originally conceived wrote a version of this book as an adult book but noone would publish it so she subseqently rewrote it as a children's book. i think this is evident in the fact that the adult characters are much more developed in this book than in other Enid Blyton books and there are plenty of allusions to adult-type concerns (eg, Jimmy's father's unemployment and the family's poverty etc).